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Government extends nationwide curfew by another 30 days

4Oct

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local news

Government extends nationwide curfew by another 30 days

The government has extended the existing Covid-19 containment measures for another period of 30 days. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Monday said the country is yet to hit the World Health Organisation recommended positivity rate of five per cent for a consistent period of 14 days. "The containment measures including the curfew hours of 10 pm to 4 am will remain there and this is for two reasons... number one is that we are still as far as the positivity rate is concerned we are still above the WHO recommended figures in terms of two weeks period when you have got less than 5 per cent of positivity rate at a high testing level," Kagwe said. He added: "We need the 30 days and extend the time to so that we can vaccinate as many people during that period as possible." The CS said a...

Curfew to run until May 29, for the infected zone.

14Apr

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Politics

Curfew to run until May 29, for the infected zone.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has said the ongoing curfew will run until May 29, 2021. This is both for the disease infected zone and the rest of the country. The infected zones curfew run from 8pm to 4am while the rest of the country from 10pm to 4am. The president in his directives last month did not give a timeline for the curfews only noting that the restrictions will stay in place "until otherwise notified." In the Gazette Notice dated April 12, Matiang'i said the curfew will be in place for 60 days effective March 29, 2021. The initial Legal Notice issued on March 29 had indicated that the 8pm to 4am curfew would run across the country and would be in place for 30 days. In the revised Gazette Notice, the CS also included Advocates as among t...

13Apr

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Politics

Moses Kuria, Spends night behind bars.

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria spent Monday night behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly violating the curfew order imposed by the State. The Jubilee MP was arrested in a night raid that was conducted by police before being locked up at Karuri Police Station in Kiambu County. Kuria confirmed his arrest in a short post on his official Facebook page without providing details on why he had been arrested. But sources say the Gatundu South Legislator was arrested for flouting the Covid-19 regulations by holding a meeting inside one of the hotels along the Northern Bypass. The MP shared pictures in which he is with his supporters as he was being booked at the police station.

Over 100 arrested for flouting curfew rules in Kisumu.

3Apr

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Life Style

Over 100 arrested for flouting curfew rules in Kisumu.

What began as a Good Friday celebration for revellers in Kisumu City ended in police cells. The revellers were arrested while imbibing their favourite drinks and partying past curfew hours as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a move aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. Most clubs in major towns across the Nyanza region such as Bondo, Siaya, Homabay, Oyugis, Kisii and Migori are known to operate past the recommended closing hours with patrons enjoying their drinks behind closed doors. On Friday night, police officers raided popular clubs along Oginga Odinga street and those located along Makasembo, Jomo Kenyatta and Tom Mboya. Those who were arrested included the bar owners. According to Nyanza region police commander Karanja Muiruri a total of 138 revellers we...

All Eyes on Uhuru amid surge of Coronavirus.

12Mar

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Politics, Science

All Eyes on Uhuru amid surge of Coronavirus.

President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to address the nation in the next few hours to address the nation on Covid-19 situation and review the containment measures a day after the highest case were reported since January. On Thursday 829 people tested positive for the coronavirus. The figures were higher on Wednesday with 13.6 percent. Data from the Health Ministry showed that 91 patients were in ICU on Thursday, up from 89 on Wednesday. “Even as we increase the sample size to a minimum of 7,000 having received the necessary reagents the sheer number itself tells you the whole story,” Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said on Wednesday. “I, therefore, want to support and agree with CoG that now the time has come to start looking back at some of the measures that we have taken whether to increase...